"An analyst, who asked not to be named, said the strategic deal with NHA to fly in and out of China would make it hard for Air New Zealand to sell its Virgin shares, because potential buyers like China Southern could no longer be offered a similar arrangement."
"It would also make for "interesting dynamics" within Virgin's management by bringing the number of other airlines on its share registry to five. "It's going to be challenging because they'll each have their own objectives, their own incentives," Mr Dobson said.
"Having to think about things in the best interests of Virgin and Virgin shareholders is potentially a conflict.""
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